10 Amendments of Philippe LOISEAU related to 2017/2193(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) which respects vulnerable sectors of European agriculture, such as dairy and sheep and goat meat, can be of mutual benefit, offering opportunitPoints out that New Zealand has a competitive agricultural sector; points out that, on average, the farms there are larger than they are in Europe; emphasises, therefore, that securing increased access to the vast EU market through the removal or lowering of tariff and non-tariff barriers for European producers and advancing the EU’s position as a key player on the global marketin the sector will undoubtedly be a priority for New Zealand; points out that this will have an adverse effect on European farmers;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to secure a level playing field, treating as sensitive those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive or unsustainable pressure, for instance by introducing transitional periods or appropriate quotas, or by not making any commitments in the most sensitive sectors; calls on the Commission to factor in respect for seasonal cycles of production in Europe, particularly for the lamb sector;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that it is important to recognise that all European geographical indications should be protected effectively, and placed at the heart of the negotiations; notes that the ‘coexistence’ mechanism for GIs – used where similarly named private trademarks are on the market in third countries – does not provide sufficient protection for EU products on the market, giving consumers a vague and misleading impression of the origin of food products;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission, furthermore, where it does not come forward with any protection mechanisms, to consider excluding from free trade agreements any EU agricultural sectors the survival of which would be threatened by market competition or which have experienced specific crisis situations in recent years;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to conclude as soon as possible its assessment of the potential impact of an EU-New Zealand FTA in order to be able to evaluate completely the possible gains and losses of such a trade deal for European producers before any decision is taken;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises that, following the conclusion of free trade agreements between the EU and third countries, third- country agricultural commodities are easy to import, and European processed food products are mostly exported, which helps make the EU food industry more likely to use raw materials from abroad, as they are generally cheaper;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the cumulative impact of EU trade concessions in agriculture and notes that any agricultural concessions offered to New Zealand must be considered fully in the context of market access already granted under WTO and other ongoing FTA negotiations; calls on the Commission, therefore, to take account, during the negotiations, of the impact that the UK’s withdrawal from the EU will have on quotas;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the Commission must engage in a fully transparent, timely and comprehensive manner with all European agricultural stakeholders on all aspects of the negotiations and requests that the Committee on Agriculture be kept informed of developments in relation to agriculture.
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges the Commission to outline a uniform approach for agriculture, based on a specific impact assessment for each sector, including an estimate of the impact on jobs and the possible introduction of specific aid for the European supply chains that would suffer the greatest losses in terms of their competitiveness on the market;